Richard Commey
In the absence of reigning
World Champion in Ghana, Richard Commey will be in the spotlight today when he
mounts the ring to face Isa Chaniev for the vacant International Boxing
Federation (IBF) World Lightweight title at the Ford Centre in Frisco, Texas,
USA.
Commey, would relish to start 2019 in a
blistering fashion as it ended on a sad note when the Isaac ‘Royal Storm’
Dogboe lost his World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Super Bantamweight title in devastating
manner against Emanuel Naverette back in December last year.
For the 31-year-old orthodox boxer, this bout
could prove very crucial to his career in boxing, which started on a good note
after recording 24-0 wins with 22 coming by way of knockouts, but his lost
against Robert Easter Jr. for the vacant IBF lightweight in 2016 was a huge
setback.
Commey’s subsequent loss against Russia’s Denis
Shafikov was even more devastating for the Ghanaian boxing prospect, but has
demonstrated resilience after his two career losses.
Commey’s determination to get a shot at another
World title was realized, when he recorded three consecutive dominant victories
including two by knockouts.
Commey, ahead of the bout, remains poised and
focused on the task ahead, as he set sights on winning his first world title
for Ghana.
He is much experienced now and would be hoping
to realize his dream of becoming a World Champion against the inexperienced
Chaniev, who only fought 13 times and lost once.
The winner of Saturday’s bout between Commey and
Chaniev, is likely to face WBO titleholder and top pound-for-pound contender,
Vasiliy Lomachenko in April.